Who is Rocky Bernard?? Who? Rocky Bernard!!! - Houston Texans Message Board & Forum

tacoman_j · 03-05-2005

Who is Rocky Bernard?? He visited the texans yesterday.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...10_hawk05.html

TexSon · 03-05-2005

It's this guy.
He's 6'3" 293 lbs... sounds like a DE for us. He had 4 sacks and 39 tackles in 14 games last year. He also is only 25 yrs old. Sounds intriguing as quality rotation.

**Vinny** · 03-05-2005

They say he is from Baytown. Someone around here knows him.

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DT Rocky Bernard, a restricted free agent who has been tendered for 2005 by the Seahawks, visited with the Houston Texans yesterday. Bernard is from nearby Baytown, Texas. The New York Jets are also interested, but the Seahawks have the right to match any offer for him or get draft-pick compensation.

Alex · 03-05-2005

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Originally Posted by tacoman_j

Who is Rocky Bernard?? He visited the texans yesterday.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...10_hawk05.html

Rocky Bernard is a defensive tackle and a former Aggies (Texas A&M). He played the last four years with the Seahawks. Last year in 14 games he collected 39 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

If the Texans sign him, Seattle have one week to match offer and if they don't Houston must give to the Seahawks a 5th round pick.

pskinny · 03-05-2005

Didn't know him personally, but I remember when he got injured his junior season. There was speculation whether he'd be back the next year. That summer my roomates and I threw this party at our house. That night, I see Rocky Bernard sitting at my kitchen table, I remember talking with him about whether he was going to be able to play the upcoming season or not. Nice guy, seemed a bit shy. I didn't want to bug him too much. Anyways, he played the next year, got drafted, and now he's in the NFL and our party got busted before 1:00 am! Damn....

Nice young player, had a good rookie year, besides, walker, payne, and smith, he's better than any one else we have on the DL.

JDizzle · 03-05-2005

I went to high school with Rocky. Actually, I played behind him as a DT and I think we had an english class together lol. Of course I hardly ever played. He's quick for a big guy, he'd be a good fit for defensive end in our system. I have been saying for the past couple of years he gets absolutely no love in seattle, even though Holmgren initially really liked him coming out of A&M. I always thought he'd be a great fit for DE here, but never gave it much thought. That would be nice, though, if he ended up back at home.

F-minus67 · 03-05-2005

Sounds like a good fit for us, beside greenwood and this guy have anyone else visited the texans this off season?

LikeABoss · 03-05-2005

This would be a very good acquisition IMO, and we wouldn't have to draft a D-lineman in the first round out of need even though the Texans plan on drafting the BPA.

**scourge** · 03-05-2005

Rocky and I went to the same high school... only ran into each other a few times, dont know him personally. I did catch all of his games, though. I think he'd be a good pickup, even if he was just here to improve depth. Moving to DE in a 3-4 may help him blossum as a player. Apparently, JackDizzle and I also went to Sterling together.

TexansTrueFan · 03-05-2005

sounds like he could be a good pick up, to bad we signed walker to a fat contract, and we got R. Smith who will only get better in our system, well having depth will help though !

Rovator · 03-05-2005

Another positive is he has 3-4 experience playing in college.

keyfro · 03-06-2005

when you look at our backup lineman which includes sears, ioane, and deloach if he re-signs it would make since to atleast spend the 5th round pick on this guy...he'll obviously be better than anyone we could get in the 5th round...plus he would be a quality rotational guy

Cashmoney · 03-06-2005

Rocky played DE in the 3-4 at Texas A&M. He tore his ACL at the begining of his senior year. He came back the next year and had a dominate senior year. He would be a nice fit for the Texans. He must have gotten in the dog house in Seattle because during his rookie year he tore it up. Haven't heard much from him since. He played Dt for for Seattle in the 4-3.

Chawky1 · 03-06-2005

I'm rather indifferent on Rocky....if we (seahawks) keep him, he is our 4th DT, and being a fourth DT on the Seahawks with a bad DL isn't saying much. Were some of you saying DE, he plays DT not DE. He has shown flashes of promise, but no consistency. Either way the Seahawks win....keep him and we have young veteran depth, lose him we get an extra draft pick to fill more pressing holes. Keep in mind he cannot beat out Marcus Tubbs, Cedric Woodard, or Rashad Moore. He had a decent second half of a rookie season with the Seahawks, then pretty much took a big dump since.

**ArlingtonTexan** · 03-06-2005

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Originally Posted by Chawky1

I'm rather indifferent on Rocky....if we (seahawks) keep him, he is our 4th DT, and being a fourth DT on the Seahawks with a bad DL isn't saying much. Were some of you saying DE, he plays DT not DE. He has shown flashes of promise, but no consistency. Either way the Seahawks win....keep him and we have young veteran depth, lose him we get an extra draft pick to fill more pressing holes. Keep in mind he cannot beat out Marcus Tubbs, Cedric Woodard, or Rashad Moore. He had a decent second half of a rookie season with the Seahawks, then pretty much took a big dump since.

In the Texans system from what we can tell, he would be a DE. 4-3 DT= 3-4 DLman.

LikeABoss · 03-06-2005

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Originally Posted by Chawky1

I'm rather indifferent on Rocky....if we (seahawks) keep him, he is our 4th DT, and being a fourth DT on the Seahawks with a bad DL isn't saying much. Were some of you saying DE, he plays DT not DE. He has shown flashes of promise, but no consistency. Either way the Seahawks win....keep him and we have young veteran depth, lose him we get an extra draft pick to fill more pressing holes. Keep in mind he cannot beat out Marcus Tubbs, Cedric Woodard, or Rashad Moore. He had a decent second half of a rookie season with the Seahawks, then pretty much took a big dump since.

We (Texans) believe almost anybody would be an improvement over the old, injured, and overpaid Gary Walker. So it would still be a win for the Texans also

Dionysus22 · 03-06-2005

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Originally Posted by scourge

Rocky and I went to the same high school... only ran into each other a few times, dont know him personally. I did catch all of his games, though. I think he'd be a good pickup, even if he was just here to improve depth. Moving to DE in a 3-4 may help him blossum as a player. Apparently, JackDizzle and I also went to Sterling together.

When did he play at Sterling? I played at Elkins and I remember stomping Sterling pretty bad my senior year.

Chawky1 · 03-06-2005

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Originally Posted by ArlingtonTexan

In the Texans system from what we can tell, he would be a DE. 4-3 DT= 3-4 DLman.

Good point, my bad, he is wayyyyy too small to be a 3-4 NT.

**scourge** · 03-07-2005

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Originally Posted by Dionysus22

When did he play at Sterling? I played at Elkins and I remember stomping Sterling pretty bad my senior year.

If I remember correctly, he graduated a year after I did, maybe two... which would make him class of '97 or possibly '98

TexanFanInCC · 03-07-2005

i dont think our d-line did much of anything last yr. granted seth payne was stilrecovering from the acl injury. gary walker was virtually nonexistant, and robaire smith didnt make enough big plays to be noticed either. the problem i see is, gary walker is aging quickly and has a big contract on his head, so it is virtually impossible to put him on second string. seth payne got a big contract and will likely start at NT, and robaire....well, hes going to be a starter too. there is no place for rocky other than second string....but i would like to see us upgrade the speed at the d-line somehow. that is probably our weakness in the pass-rushing department. theres nobody with enough speed up front to cause enough havok to allow the OLB's to get to the QB easier.

03-05-2005	#1
tacoman_j Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 181 Rep Power: 0	Who is Rocky Bernard?? Who? Rocky Bernard!!! Who is Rocky Bernard?? He visited the texans yesterday. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...10_hawk05.html

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F-minus67 Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Middletown,CT Age: 26 Posts: 1,070 Rep Power: 10	Sounds like a good fit for us, beside greenwood and this guy have anyone else visited the texans this off season? __________________ "Democracy is not for the people." - Judge Dredd

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LikeABoss All Pro Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The MidWest, Ohio to be exact... Age: 31 Posts: 599 Rep Power: 0	This would be a very good acquisition IMO, and we wouldn't have to draft a D-lineman in the first round out of need even though the Texans plan on drafting the BPA. __________________ This is Peyton Manning, can you send a 30 ft long catfish po boy please? - Reggie Bush

03-05-2005	#10
TexansTrueFan Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Huntsville Tx Age: 28 Posts: 2,600 Rep Power: 11	sounds like he could be a good pick up, to bad we signed walker to a fat contract, and we got R. Smith who will only get better in our system, well having depth will help though ! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/texanstruefan

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keyfro Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 1,859 Rep Power: 13	when you look at our backup lineman which includes sears, ioane, and deloach if he re-signs it would make since to atleast spend the 5th round pick on this guy...he'll obviously be better than anyone we could get in the 5th round...plus he would be a quality rotational guy __________________ With the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft the Houston Texans select...?????

03-05-2005	#2
TexSon Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,112 Rep Power: 15	It's this guy. He's 6'3" 293 lbs... sounds like a DE for us. He had 4 sacks and 39 tackles in 14 games last year. He also is only 25 yrs old. Sounds intriguing as quality rotation.

03-05-2005	#5
pskinny Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 119 Rep Power: 0	Didn't know him personally, but I remember when he got injured his junior season. There was speculation whether he'd be back the next year. That summer my roomates and I threw this party at our house. That night, I see Rocky Bernard sitting at my kitchen table, I remember talking with him about whether he was going to be able to play the upcoming season or not. Nice guy, seemed a bit shy. I didn't want to bug him too much. Anyways, he played the next year, got drafted, and now he's in the NFL and our party got busted before 1:00 am! Damn.... Nice young player, had a good rookie year, besides, walker, payne, and smith, he's better than any one else we have on the DL.

03-05-2005	#6
JDizzle Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,842 Rep Power: 1891	I went to high school with Rocky. Actually, I played behind him as a DT and I think we had an english class together lol. Of course I hardly ever played. He's quick for a big guy, he'd be a good fit for defensive end in our system. I have been saying for the past couple of years he gets absolutely no love in seattle, even though Holmgren initially really liked him coming out of A&M. I always thought he'd be a great fit for DE here, but never gave it much thought. That would be nice, though, if he ended up back at home.

03-05-2005	#9
scourge Digression King Join Date: May 2004 Location: stealth ghetto Age: 35 Posts: 1,719 Rep Power: 2290	Rocky and I went to the same high school... only ran into each other a few times, dont know him personally. I did catch all of his games, though. I think he'd be a good pickup, even if he was just here to improve depth. Moving to DE in a 3-4 may help him blossum as a player. Apparently, JackDizzle and I also went to Sterling together.

03-05-2005	#11
Rovator Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Spring Age: 29 Posts: 115 Rep Power: 9	Another positive is he has 3-4 experience playing in college.

03-06-2005	#13
Cashmoney Rookie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 34 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Rocky played DE in the 3-4 at Texas A&M. He tore his ACL at the begining of his senior year. He came back the next year and had a dominate senior year. He would be a nice fit for the Texans. He must have gotten in the dog house in Seattle because during his rookie year he tore it up. Haven't heard much from him since. He played Dt for for Seattle in the 4-3.

03-06-2005	#14
Chawky1 Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 38 Posts: 113 Rep Power: 9	I'm rather indifferent on Rocky....if we (seahawks) keep him, he is our 4th DT, and being a fourth DT on the Seahawks with a bad DL isn't saying much. Were some of you saying DE, he plays DT not DE. He has shown flashes of promise, but no consistency. Either way the Seahawks win....keep him and we have young veteran depth, lose him we get an extra draft pick to fill more pressing holes. Keep in mind he cannot beat out Marcus Tubbs, Cedric Woodard, or Rashad Moore. He had a decent second half of a rookie season with the Seahawks, then pretty much took a big dump since.

03-07-2005	#20
TexanFanInCC Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richmond / Corpus Christi Age: 28 Posts: 1,326 Rep Power: 10	i dont think our d-line did much of anything last yr. granted seth payne was stilrecovering from the acl injury. gary walker was virtually nonexistant, and robaire smith didnt make enough big plays to be noticed either. the problem i see is, gary walker is aging quickly and has a big contract on his head, so it is virtually impossible to put him on second string. seth payne got a big contract and will likely start at NT, and robaire....well, hes going to be a starter too. there is no place for rocky other than second string....but i would like to see us upgrade the speed at the d-line somehow. that is probably our weakness in the pass-rushing department. theres nobody with enough speed up front to cause enough havok to allow the OLB's to get to the QB easier. __________________ wishlist: DT, SS, CB, FS ....see the trend? (recipe for greatness)

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